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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1427042" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Yes & no.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You "could" use this iBook for checking your bank account, "maybe" Facebook...but TOTALLY TOTALLY forget about You Tube...and TOTALLY TOTALLY forget about syncing with your iPhone 4.</p><p></p><p>- This G3 iBook is at least 9 years old...and possibly a lot older depending on the model. </p><p>- At best it can run OS 10.4...but 10.3 would probably run faster. </p><p>- If this iBook does not currently have an OS installed on it...an OS install disk of 10.4 will cost you around $75 bucks...OS 10.3 $20-$25</p><p>- this iBook in no way has the graphics hardware to watch You Tube videos</p><p>- you cannot sync with your iPhone 4...since to sync itunes with an iPhone 4...you need OS 10.5.8...which a G3 iBook cannot run.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-4/specs.html" target="_blank">Apple - iPhone 4 - Technical Specifications</a></p><p></p><p>Besides all of these downsides...this computer most likely would need a ram upgrade (which wouldn't be cheap)...and with a ram upgrade...it would still be painfully slow.</p><p></p><p>Basically...this G3 iBook does still have some useful "life" in it. But...this would mostly be limited to:</p><p></p><p>- "basic" internet browsing (no sites with lots of sound, video, or complex graphics)</p><p>- online banking</p><p>- e-mail</p><p>- playing mp3's</p><p>- viewing photographs taken with a digital camera</p><p></p><p>Depending on the exact specs of this G3 iBook, how much ram it has, and that it most likely is not currently setup to be wireless (another $20-$30 bucks)...and that it's missing an OS...I could easily see you spending $125+ to get it operational. Keeping in mind that this computer probably isn't even worth $100...sinking $125 or more into it (and still having a very limited computer)...would not be the best idea.</p><p></p><p>I'm just being brutally honest...since I want you to have realistic expectations...and not spend a lot of money getting it running...and after spending the money...be disappointed.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1427042, member: 56379"] Yes & no. You "could" use this iBook for checking your bank account, "maybe" Facebook...but TOTALLY TOTALLY forget about You Tube...and TOTALLY TOTALLY forget about syncing with your iPhone 4. - This G3 iBook is at least 9 years old...and possibly a lot older depending on the model. - At best it can run OS 10.4...but 10.3 would probably run faster. - If this iBook does not currently have an OS installed on it...an OS install disk of 10.4 will cost you around $75 bucks...OS 10.3 $20-$25 - this iBook in no way has the graphics hardware to watch You Tube videos - you cannot sync with your iPhone 4...since to sync itunes with an iPhone 4...you need OS 10.5.8...which a G3 iBook cannot run. [url=http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-4/specs.html]Apple - iPhone 4 - Technical Specifications[/url] Besides all of these downsides...this computer most likely would need a ram upgrade (which wouldn't be cheap)...and with a ram upgrade...it would still be painfully slow. Basically...this G3 iBook does still have some useful "life" in it. But...this would mostly be limited to: - "basic" internet browsing (no sites with lots of sound, video, or complex graphics) - online banking - e-mail - playing mp3's - viewing photographs taken with a digital camera Depending on the exact specs of this G3 iBook, how much ram it has, and that it most likely is not currently setup to be wireless (another $20-$30 bucks)...and that it's missing an OS...I could easily see you spending $125+ to get it operational. Keeping in mind that this computer probably isn't even worth $100...sinking $125 or more into it (and still having a very limited computer)...would not be the best idea. I'm just being brutally honest...since I want you to have realistic expectations...and not spend a lot of money getting it running...and after spending the money...be disappointed. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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